For every Jordan Dawson, there are two of James Borlase.

The role-players who do their role every week with minimum of fuss and without the headlines.

Every club has the players you hardly hear about and they facilitate the stardom of the competition's elite players.

The old saying goes that it is the bottom six of any given lineup that goes a long way to determining how far each team goes so we've named a player from each side who is performing admirably and not getting their flowers.

Brisbane – Darcy Wilmot

Perhaps not as unheralded as some of the other names on the list having played a key role in each of Brisbane's two flags, but his consistency this year while many of his teammates have not been at their best has been important. Distributes dangerously off the half-back line, using his venomous kicking at every opportunity and averaging 388 metres gained per match.

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